"Can Photovoltaics Provide a Technical Fix to Controlling CO 2 Emissions?" Martin A. Green, UNSW Sydney
Recent cost reductions US$/Watt >15x in 10 years $0.22 Jan-19
PV now cheapest! How low? $10/MWh?
(2018) (2017) (2016) Solar cheaper than retail electricity prices (2014)
600MW, 15 GWh 888MW, $40-50/MWh
PV market growing (> 0.1 TW in 2018) January 16, 2019 2019f
PV market growing (> 0.1 TW in 2018) 25%/year January 16, 2019 compounded 2019f
PV market growing (> 0.1 TW in 2018) 60 25%/year 50 PERC Capacity, % world total compounded 40 30 20 10 0 2019f 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Global CO2 emissions
2 o C trajectory Unresolved problem!
2 o C trajectory Unresolved problem! 1TW solar
2 o C trajectory Unresolved problem! 1TW solar
2 o C trajectory Unresolved problem! 1TW solar
Source of global CO 2 emissions
Positive impact for limited solar Old record
“Duck curve”
“Duck curve”
“Duck curve”
“Duck curve” Wind Curtailment SA 2018 Q3
“Duck curve” Wind Curtailment SA 2018 Q3
“Duck curve” 2023? Wind Curtailment SA 2018 Q3
“Duck curve” 2023? Wind Curtailment SA 2018 Q3
“Duck curve” 1. Storage
Pumped hydro
Pumped hydro
Japan’s summer peak Mid- summer Noon
Japan’s summer peak 25 GW Mid- summer Noon
Japan’s summer peak 25 GW
Pumped hydro Kyushu, May 4, 2016
Tesla “Big Battery” Hornsdale 15 GWh 5 GWh 5 GWh
Snowy 2.0 (2GW, 350GWh)
“Off river” pumped hydro Presenzano (1GW, 5GWh)
“Off river” pumped hydro
“Off river” pumped hydro
Tesla “Big Battery” Hornsdale (100MW, 129MWh)
Tesla “Big Battery” Hornsdale (100MW, 129MWh)
Tesla “Big Battery” Hornsdale (100MW, 129MWh)
Vanadium Redox Flow (200MW, 800MWh)
Vanadium Redox Flow (200MW, 800MWh)
“Duck curve” 2. Load switching
Load switching: Boost daytime not night demand 2. Load matching Day of NSW peak demand in 2003 Summer
2004 Load switching: Boost daytime not night demand 2. Load matching Day of NSW peak demand in 2003 Summer Day of peak demand in 2002 Winter
Load switching: Boost daytime not night demand 2. Load matching 2004 Pool pumps Refrigerators Space heat Off-peak hot water
“Duck curve” 3. New daytime loads
“Duck curve” New night-time loads
“Duck curve” New night-time loads
New daytime loads 1. Electric vehicle charging
New daytime loads 1. Electric vehicle charging 2. Desalination
New daytime loads 1. Electric vehicle charging 2. Desalination 3. Hydrogen from H 2 O (other fuels)
New daytime loads 1. Electric vehicle charging 2. Desalination 3. Hydrogen from H 2 O (other fuels) 4. CO2 removal, mineralisation
“Duck curve” 4. Import / Export
Sun always shining somewhere Storage or immediate transmission? J. Luther
Wind speed
Wind Solar
Wind Solar
How far can electricity be sent?
How far can electricity be sent?
How far can electricity be sent?
Sun always shining somewhere Storage or immediate transmission? J. Luther
Sun always shining somewhere Storage or immediate transmission? J. Luther
Source of global CO 2 emissions
Source of global CO 2 emissions
Growth in annual sales
Growth in annual sales
Source of global CO 2 emissions
Parallel connection top view
Source of global CO 2 emissions
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